Senior Living | St. Ambrose crossing guard becomes fixture on the Hill
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"This was supposed to be a three-month deal," said James D'Amico, 88, a crossing guard at Wilson and Marconi avenues on the Hill. "Now I'm going on 28 years."
Twice a day -- rain, snow or shine -- he ushers children from St. Ambrose School across the intersection.
D'Amico is a well-know figure on the Hill, a neighborhood in South St. Louis.
Cane-in-hand, wearing a heavy winter coat, bright orange vest and gloves, and various stocking caps he knits himself, his whistle can be heard for blocks.
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